The Necklace and Silas Marner Irony
Irony
In the Necklace and Silas Marner there is a common element, irony. Yet, two different tales are being told. In the book Silas Marner, the main character is accused of theft in the very beginning. In The Necklace, Mathilde Loisel borrowed a necklace and lost it after her one and only night of fame. A common thing was lost in both stories, their pride.
Irony occurs in Silas Marner when Silas gets stolen from, when earlier in the book he was accused of stealing. Not only that, but his money was stolen from him by a member of the wealthiest families in town, Dunstan. The irony continues to occur when, by the end of the book they discover that Dunstan had failed at stealing the money and had died in the lake. Silas’ money had been within reach the whole time without him knowing it.
At this point, when the money was found, Silas didn’t care for it anymore. You see, he had found his own treasure, Eppie. She was worth more than all the gold in the world to him because she brought him not only back to society but also to his true self.
In The Necklace, Mathilde Loisel was a woman who was born charming, but fate put her into a family of artisans who could not support her lavish lifestyle. So,she married herself away thinking he would be able to make her dreams of being rich happen but she was oh so wrong. She was poor, and hated it. She had her one night of luxury when she had stepped of every person she could to get there, even her friend who she borrowed a necklace from. Her one night of fame brought her downfall though when she lost the necklace her friend lent her.
She and her husband lived in poverty for a great time after to pay for the necklace. The irony occurred when she discovered that the “expensive” necklace she had lost was just a cheap knock-off. She threw away her comfortable lifestyle just for one lavish night with a cheap necklace.
Irony plays a very important role in both of these stories to show what you should and
In the Necklace and Silas Marner there is a common element, irony. Yet, two different tales are being told. In the book Silas Marner, the main character is accused of theft in the very beginning. In The Necklace, Mathilde Loisel borrowed a necklace and lost it after her one and only night of fame. A common thing was lost in both stories, their pride.
Irony occurs in Silas Marner when Silas gets stolen from, when earlier in the book he was accused of stealing. Not only that, but his money was stolen from him by a member of the wealthiest families in town, Dunstan. The irony continues to occur when, by the end of the book they discover that Dunstan had failed at stealing the money and had died in the lake. Silas’ money had been within reach the whole time without him knowing it.
At this point, when the money was found, Silas didn’t care for it anymore. You see, he had found his own treasure, Eppie. She was worth more than all the gold in the world to him because she brought him not only back to society but also to his true self.
In The Necklace, Mathilde Loisel was a woman who was born charming, but fate put her into a family of artisans who could not support her lavish lifestyle. So,she married herself away thinking he would be able to make her dreams of being rich happen but she was oh so wrong. She was poor, and hated it. She had her one night of luxury when she had stepped of every person she could to get there, even her friend who she borrowed a necklace from. Her one night of fame brought her downfall though when she lost the necklace her friend lent her.
She and her husband lived in poverty for a great time after to pay for the necklace. The irony occurred when she discovered that the “expensive” necklace she had lost was just a cheap knock-off. She threw away her comfortable lifestyle just for one lavish night with a cheap necklace.
Irony plays a very important role in both of these stories to show what you should and